Kawus Kavadhzade

Kawus Kavadhzade (504-1 September 574) was the Shah of Padishkhwargar under the Sassanid Empire.

Biography
Kawus Kavadhzade was the son of Kavadh I and the older brother of Khosrau I. Kawus was given the Shahdom of Padishkhwargar in 520 as a vassal of the Sassanid Empire, serving as governor of Tabaristan. He was passed over by Khosrau as the heir to the empire due to allegations that he supported Mazdak's uprising, and he died in 574.